Uneven Justice
 Hardcover edition | |
| Author | Raj Rajaratnam |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Autobiography |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Post Hill Press |
Publication date | December 14, 2021 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 336 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-1637582817 |
Uneven Justice: The Plot to Sink Galleon is a memoir by Raj Rajaratnam, founder of the Galleon Group, a New York-based hedge fund management firm now ceased in operation; the book was first published in December, 2021 by Post Hill Press.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Background
[edit]Raj Rajaratnam served seven and half years in prison of an 11-year sentence after being convicted for insider trading and was released in the summer of 2019.[1]
In 2021, he published his memoir, Uneven Justice: The Plot to Sink Galleon, detailing the events surrounding his insider trading conviction and the prosecutorial overreach he claims led to it.[1]
Uneven Justice tries to shine a light on the US criminal justice system of which the author is critical and knew little until the FBI knocked on his door with guns and placing him under arrest.[2]
Content
[edit]Highlights
[edit]- “Empirical studies have shown that the trial penalty is just about double that handed to those who plead guilty. If a defendant agrees to become a cooperating witness, helping the government with testimony – irrespective of the truth – to convict another defendant, the co-operating witnesses gets a much reduced-sentence and in many cases just parole,”[1]
- -- Raj Rajaratnam, the author (at the preface of the book)
Reviews by notable people
[edit]- Obviously, few people are going to sympathize with a billionaire hedge fund manager. But that's the point. That's not the book's goal. His case is done. The book is a genuine, serious, in-depth study of all the ways federal prosecutors have unchecked power to destroy people.
- Federal prosecutors routinely threaten people's families, conceal exculpatory evidence, exploit the fact that almost anything is a crime, and in general have rigged the system to make acquittal almost impossible. If it takes Rajaratnam to help expose that, this book is welcomed.”[10]
- -- Glenn Greenwald, Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist, NY Times Best Selling Author and former constitutional lawyer
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Raj Rajaratnam hits out at an unfair conviction in a 'tell all' book". The Island (Sri Lanka). September 19, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Interview: Raj Rajaratnam Has A New Book And Is Speaking Out". Forbes. December 29, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Convicted hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam on flaws in the U.S. justice system". Yahoo! Finance. December 18, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Galleon Group Founder and "Uneven Justice: The Plot to Sink Galleon" Author Raj Rajaratnam Speaks with CNBC's "Squawk Box" Today". CNBC. December 8, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Rajaratnam Says Law Misunderstood Hedge Fund Business". Bloomberg Businessweek. December 11, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Raj Rajaratnam releases book titled 'Uneven Justice'". Daily FT. September 21, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "The Tragic and Needless Destruction of Raj Rajaratnam, Price-Giver Extraordinaire". Forbes. December 8, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Raj Rajaratnam Defends the Actions That Sent Him to Prison". Bloomberg News. December 11, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Raj Rajaratnam Defends the Actions That Sent Him to Prison". BNN Bloomberg. December 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Rajaratnam, Raj (December 14, 2021). Editorial Reviews (Uneven Justice: The Plot to Sink Galleon). Post Hill Press. ISBN 978-1637582817.
External links
[edit]- Raj Rajaratnam Speaks with Andrew Ross Sorkin (CNBC) Video Text
- Raj Rajaratnam Interviewed by Walter Pavlo (Forbes) Text
- Preface summarizing Raj Rajaratnam’s tell-all book (The Island (Sri Lanka))